Data obtained by Breitbart Texas from U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows that between FY21 and FY24, Border Patrol agents apprehended 1,510 Iranian nationals who illegally entered the U.S. Of those, 800 illegally entered the U.S. during FY24, President Joe Biden’s last full year in office. During the four years of the first administration of President Donald Trump, Border Patrol agents apprehended only 60 Iranian nationals.
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CBP officials told Fox News that Border Patrol agents released 729 of the approximately 1,500 Iranian special interest aliens into the U.S. interior. By year, agents released 12 in FY21, 40 in FY22, 229 in FY23, and 448 in FY24.
Officials did not disclose how many, if any, of the 729 released Iranian nationals appear on the terrorist watchlist. All Iranian migrants entering the U.S. are classified as Special Interest Aliens. CBP reports obtained by Breitbart show that during the four fiscal years of the Biden administration, 394 special interest aliens were apprehended who appear on the Terrorist Screening Data Set (terrorist watch list). These include migrants from all Special Interest Alien nationalities.